Candente Gold Corp. reported that Paul H. Barry has been appointed Chairman of the board of directors of the company. Mr. Barry has over thirty years of management experience and has served in senior executive roles for several of the mining and energy companies.

Previously, Mr. Barry served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kinross Gold Corporation. In addition, Mr. Barry has served at Duke Energy, BP/Amoco, and General Electric. Currently, Mr. Barry is Chief Executive Officer of Public Infrastructure Partners LLC (PIP) in Toronto, New York, Houston, and Charlotte.